Local notices and events fill a busy September week
Readers are urged to settle accounts with printers, while Rev W N Fouke preaches at Salem Church on September 20. Oglesby speaks at the Pair Grounds at 2 PM. Lodge communications and temperance meetings are announced, plus a Grand Orchestral Concert at Settingers Mall with a dance to follow. The State Fair at Peoria is noted for its 1873 success and current receipts. A wedding near Glaselyn is reported, with Miss Mabel Co Colby marrying George S Hogerson.
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Mabel Co Cally
G. A. Colby
Msqy
Usery
Geeorge SS. Hogerson
Th PD. Jenkins
First Presbyterian Glaselyn
Pleasant Attair Evening Distracted by Disputed Feud
An 1800s style notice from Pleasant Attair records a social event at a Stephens Street residence hosted by a Mr and Mrs Dewalt. Guests fled after a disturbance during a gathering, with referees and guards present and refreshments reportedly spoiled.
Town Notes and Accidents Reported in Local Ledger
Janes GS and Fry of Chicago are in town for the State Fair with friends and relatives. Hiram Stimk, a farmer near Loran, endures two accidents in one day while driving. he vows moral suasion for horses. Supervisors name grand jurors for December term. city spends funds on a patchwork structure cited as strong but costly and questionable for taxpayers.
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Mielwe Stoskepf
Kim
Maday
Hla
Corel Vassar College
Cleveland
Batavia
A. Clark
Preeport
Cornite
Clinton
Towa
Corrie
Clea
C. Fry
Chicago
CB. Amini
Nebraska City
Neb
E. M. Sheller
Nile W. Hermans
McLaren
Dixon
Memmans
Hirai Stimk
Devore
Loran
Vin
Ife
Van
New York
The Rose Wool Combination at The Theatre Opens
The Rose Wool Combination visits our city as a premier theatre company. Manager announces reduced admission prices with reserved seats at a lower rate due to many entertainers being in town. Tickets available at Sanborn's Book Store ahead of the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances featuring Miss Multor.
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Theo
Sanborn's
Miss Multor
State Fair Opens at Freeport Driving Park in 1877
The Twenty Fifth Annual State Fair begins Monday the 17th at Freeport’s J B Taylor Driving Park. Officials praise the site and preparations, with extensive displays in machinery livestock and horticulture. Notable exhibitors include W B Barnes and Aultman Co. Displays from Wisconsin Iowa and Kentucky, with speeches by Oglesby and Morrow plus Gregory addresses.
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Taylor
Freeport
State Board of Agriculture
G.S. Taskell
Rockford
Janesville
Dubuque Fair
Messrs. W
W. Barnes
C. Aultman & Co
Canton
Ohio
School Report for District No 4 Stephenson County
Attendance, department and scholastic performance data for the summer term at District No 4, Farlem, Stephenson County Illinois. Notes include pupil counts and standard of work for the period.
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Tfarlem
Stephenson County
Extra Trains Run for Fair Week on C N W and R L
The Chicago and Northwestern and the Rock Island lines announce extra trains during Fair week. C N W schedules Batavia departures at 1020 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Belvidere runs at 9:50 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. C N W connects to Dubuque and Mendota with a Forreston Aurora branch.
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Batavia
Belvidere
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1G. RL
Dubuque
Mendota
Forreston
Aurora
Grand Concert in Orangeville by Prof J J Truax
A Saturday night performance in Orangeville by blind pianist Prof J J Truax and the Orangeville quartette club drew strong applause. Miss Anna Moore’s Weaven Bless Mamma impressed the audience as a highlight. Annie Moore and Addie Cook sang the duet Larbeard Watch. The show was among the season’s best. Police say state fair grounds regulations work well with orderly proceedings.
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Orangeville
J. J. Truax
Quartette Club of
Anna Moore
Annie Moore
Addie Cook
Lena Editor Debates Temperance Board and State Fair Plans
The Lena editor criticizes a town temperance board for inactivity and later calls witnesses to a grand jury. He notes liquor sales rumors, saloon indictments in Freeport, and questions consistence of testimony. The piece also covers Beine’s block construction timeline and upcoming State Fair week with Lena residents planning trips.
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Lee Alice
Tena
Lena
Freeport
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Focal Matters
W. N. Fouke
Salem Church
Senator Oglesby
Excelsior Lodge No
Thompson Lodge
A. B
A. M
Settinger’s Mall
KE. Bischoff
M. BE
Q. Detwiler
First Presbyterian Church
Micriraro Oqawaro
Presbyterian Academy
Woodstock
Micrrraro
Peoria
Peartit
Pleasant Attair
Miv
Stephenson Street
Janes GS
Best
Tr Fry
Gentle
Samuel Sf. Aurand
Jefferson
Christian Ernst
Henry Aspinwall
Florence
C. H. Rosenstiel
Silver Creek
Til. P. Waters
Ridott
James Spellman
Peter Woll
Rock Run
Thomas French
Henry Metz
T. D. Wilcoxon
Charles Baumgarten
EB. Canfield
War
Stover
Stover Wind Engine Company
Nnuaethyrers
Omeiy
Manu Favomed Ly TE
Morgan Bros
Novelty Iron Works
Pal Qeticle
Stuiderfoul & Co
Digo
W. PB
Emmert
Tader
A. Stes & Coo
Messrs, Bergin & Darin
United States
R. J. Oglesby
Court House
Geo! E. Morrow
Ilinois Industrial
John M. Gregory
Winois University
Lkind
Chicago Prisune
Mactory and Harm
Prairie Farmer
Western Rural
The
Freeport Journal
Journal
Ayreshires
Jerseys
Tolstein
Chester
Suffolk
Winnebago County
Pennsylvania
Trendis
Jersey
Isle of Jersey
Tfolsteins
Germany
John A. Clark
Missouri River
Fort Scpté
Gulf
Chirk
Breeport Commindery No
H.C. Ak
B.C. Tso
W. Cribbs
Recordes
Pease
Carele
Asplinth
Addie Canfield
Mary
Adelphi Brobest
Naettie Aspinwall Ta
Robert Brobest
Aime Korte
Dora Mer
Minnie Korte
Warren Camiioht
Branitthces Chass CO
Jennie Brobest
Aydney Sehotte
Aly Willig
Severaany
Bis Vriand Bre Mae
Harvey Kohl Oy
George Huber
Sumer
Deviet M
FE. PownEnLy
Winslow
C. C. Wilson
Hareburg
Germantown
Wilson
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Nyder’s
Lyon
Ileel Sven Ont
Yi Staver & Snyder
Dreas
Proms
IiTuly
Ion
EL Customieys
WM. A. Stevens
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